Russian trade in goods with Sri Lanka in Q4 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia

The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Sri Lanka in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka totaled $111,366,999, up 18.43% ($17,334,216) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $25,933,399, up 49.38% ($8,572,525) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $85,433,600, up 11.43% ($8,761,691) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sri Lanka in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $59,500,201, a 0.32% increase ($189,166) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 83rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 87th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0666% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0690% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 102nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 105th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0252% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0207% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1329% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1462% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka

The major share of Russian exports to Sri Lanka in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $465,834;